Chapter One: Meeting the Loa

~A/N~ Okie Dokie so here's the deal. Instead of reworking the whole series I've decided to just make a few changes to the first two chapters and continue there. So here is the updated chapter one. Enjoy.

"Normal Speech"

"Loa Speech/All Might/Super Moves"

"Rezan Speech"

"Whispers/thinking"

Chapter Start!

"Stop it Kacchan, you hurt him," a small green-haired boy said as he tried to stand protectively in front of another crying boy.

"Oh, and what are you going to do about it? You're nothing but a useless Deku," Katsuki said as he set off his quirk.

"I'll stop you myself if I have too," Izuku said, raising his fists.

"Fine, we'll just beat you both up," Katsuki said as his friends both activated their quirks. Izuku trembled as he stared at the three. He couldn't do anything... but a hero stands up for others.

"You're nothing but a bully!" Izuku shouted as Katsuki and his henchmen charged.

"Shut up, Deku!" Katsuki shouted.

~A while later~

Izuku's eyes slowly opened consciousness returning to him. He looked around, seeing Katsuki, his henchmen, and the other boy were all gone. They had all left him alone in the park.

"I don't get why he's so mean," Izuku said aloud as he laid back, wanting to rest more. Everything still hurt.

"Hey poor-mon come here," a soft voice called out to him. Izuku shot up, looking around for who called to him. But nothing could be seen.

"Who... who's there?" Izuku called out.

"Over here poor-mon," Izuku's eyes snapped to the large tree in the park.

"I don't see you," Izuku said.

"Ya gotta come over here," the voice said. Izuku pushed himself up and took a step away from the tree.

"I should probably go," Izuku said fearfully.

"But I need your help, poor-mon,"the voice said. Those were the magic words to Izuku. The small boy quickly moved to the bush in hopes of helping.

"How can I help?" Izuku asked. He froze when he saw the owner of the voice. It was a small green bipedal lizard with yellow eyes.

"Don't be scared. Ol' Jani, not gonna hurt ya,"the lizard now known as Jani said.

"You're a talking lizard?" Izuku asked.

"I'll explain later," Jani said with what Izuku could only call a smirk. "Come this day," Izuku followed Jani's line of sight to see a hole in the tree that was most certainly not there before.

"Where does that go?" Izuku asked.

"Home," Jani replied befoe slipping into the tree. Izuku, however, stood unmoving. Part of him screamed to run away. Run and never look back. Another part told him to follow. After a few more moments, Izuku finally took a breathe and crawled into the hole. As he vanished into the darkness of the tree, he failed to see the hole close behind him.

~Unknown location~

Izuku stood once he noticed nothing was stopping him. Once he was standing, he tried to find Jani again. All around him was darkness. He could barely see his hands in front of his face.

"Jani," Izuku called out, hoping to hear back.

"This way, little one," Izuku froze. That was not Jani.

"Who are you? where's Jani?" Izuku asked.

"Worry not little one. I am Hir'eek, and I will guide you through the dark," Hir' eek's voice was slightly unnerving to Izuku. It made him feel cold as if he was lost in the dead of night. But Izuku followed as he had with Jani.

Through the darkness, Izuku walked each time he started to fear that he'd been abandoned Hir'eek would speak and tell him to continue. Izuku smiled, seeing a small light in the distance.

"Yes, the little one that is where you must go," Hir'eek answered his unasked question. Izuku sped up his walking, desperately wanting out of the darkness.

~In the Light~

Izuku stepped into a large room, his eyes somehow adjusting to the light instantly. What he saw left him in total shock. A Chamber made of gold. Idols all around each one depicting a different creature.

"Welcome, little one," Izuku looked up, hearing Hir'eek's voice. What he saw chilled him to the bone. It was a strange bat-like monster. It took everything Izuku had to not scream in fear of the monstrous bat creature.

"Impressive, you didn't scream," another voice spoke. Izuku spun and screamed this time. He was face to face with a Velociraptor.

"Hahaha, now he screams," yet another voice spoke.

"What's going on?" Izuku asked fearfully.

"Calm yourself, Midoriya Izuku," a voice spoke, silencing the laughing and getting Izuku's full attention. He turned to see another a T-rex decked out in golden armor, but unlike the first, this one filled him with peace.

"We will explain," Izuku nodded and tried to calm down.

"O... ok," Izuku said, still trembling slightly.

"We are wild gods, ancient beings of power and knowledge. We were old when humanity was young," The T-Rex explained.

"Mankind used to worship us. We gave them boons in return for their worship. But eventually, humankind moved on and forgot about us," The velociraptor continued.

"Then we faded away. Became spirits and fell into a slumber," Izuku's eyes moved to the voice, seeing what looked like a stegosaurus, but it had lightning flowing over its scales.

"Until what you humans call Quirks came about. That woke us up," a soft but terrifying voice said. Izuku trembled as he looked and saw a spider the size of a car looking at him.

"So we watched knowing your mortal bodies had finally become strong enough to become vessels for us. But we found most humans lacking worth. So many of your kind lacked a spark that made them worthy. And the ones who were worthy didn't require us," Izuku was very confused. Why was he being told this? Why was he of all people here?

"So why am I here?" Izuku asked abruptly.

"We wish to give you a boon,"the T-Rex explained.

"I don't know what that means, Izuku said.

"We're going to use our powers to give you powers," A tiger said simply.

"You're going to give me a Quirk?" Izuku asked.

"Something along those lines," the Raptor said.

"So, what do I have to do?" Izuku asked.

"Well, first off, you have to pick one of us," Jani said.

"I have to pick?" Izuku asked.

"Not just any, though," the Raptor said. "Nine of us have decided to offer you a boon. You can pick between us. To start, I am Gonk, The Great Hunter, Lord of the Pack, Master of Shapes, Loa of the Hunt,"

"I am Kimbal the Tiger, Lord of Beasts, The Prey's Doom, and Loa of Tigers" Izuku stared as the form of a large sabertooth tiger appear next to Gonk.

"I am Hir'eek the Bat, Lord of the Midnight sky and Loa of the Night," Hir'eek's form appeared on the other side of Gonk.

"I am Torga the turtle, Lord of the long story, traveler of the seas, and Loa of Turtles," Izuku smiled as the image of an enormous turtle appeared to the side of him.

"I am Gral the Shark, Lord of the Deep Dark, and Loa of Sharks," the form of a Great White Shark appeared to Torga's right.

"I am Pa'ku, the pterodactyl, Mistress of the sky, and Loa of the Winds," the form of a pterodactyl appeared to the left of Torga.

"I am Krag'wa the Toad, The Huge, Guardian of Strong and Weak, And Loa of the Marsh," Izuku had to crane his neck up to see the eyes of Krag'wa as he appeared to his other side.

"I am Akunda the Thunder Lizard, Lord of the Lighting and Thunder, and Loa of the Storm and New Beginnings," Izuku kept his head craned upwards as Akunda appeared to Krag'wa's right.

"I am Torcali the Direhorn, Great Mother, Moving Mountain, and Loa of Wanderers and Bounty," Izuku couldn't see the eyes of Torcali. She was too large.

"These nine Loa have all seen your deeds and deemed you worthy of their power, but only one can be chosen. Take some time, speak with them, learn of them, then choose," The T-Rex spoke.

"How do I choose?" Izuku asked.

"Speak their name to me," the T-Rex answered.

"Who are you?" Izuku asked.

"I am Rezan the Devilsaur, God of the Hunt, King of Kings, and Loa of Kings and Queens," Rezan introduced himself.

"How long do I have to decide?" Izuku asked.

"As long as you need, but you will remain here until the decision is made," Rezan answered.

"Ok... I'll talk with Loa," Izuku said as he looked to the first Loa and started what would probably be a very long conversation.

~End Notes~So, there you have the first chapter reworked ever so slightly to change that Izuku is worthy of their power because of his heart. It also will let me have some fun later with other things.